Milk production, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Milk production, per capita was 0.2012 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.2012 tonnes per person for milk production, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.2152 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0303 tonnes per person, in 1983.
That places Nicaragua 44th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1221 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1224 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1243 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1238 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1332 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1315 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1307 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1392 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1508 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1604 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1432 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1443 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1455 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1518 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1584 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1589 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1545 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.151 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1221 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0507 tonnes per person | -58.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0425 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0431 tonnes per person | +42.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0445 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0474 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0379 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0387 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0392 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0413 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0412 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0404 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0413 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0435 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0447 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1009 tonnes per person | +126.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1115 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1109 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1057 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1097 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1114 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.115 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1226 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1257 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1289 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1322 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1313 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1306 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1461 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1571 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1637 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1693 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1887 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1947 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2049 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2032 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2132 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2152 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2135 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2012 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.2012 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 tonnes per person, 5.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.2012 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 tonnes per person, 3.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per capita in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +126.0% | 0.0447 tonnes per person | 0.1009 tonnes per person |
| 1980 | -58.5% | 0.1221 tonnes per person | 0.0507 tonnes per person |
| 1984 | +42.2% | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 0.0431 tonnes per person |
| 1983 | -28.6% | 0.0425 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1309 tonnes per person | 0.1221 tonnes per person | 0.1508 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.149 tonnes per person | 0.1221 tonnes per person | 0.1604 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.043 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 0.0507 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0469 tonnes per person | 0.0379 tonnes per person | 0.1009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1174 tonnes per person | 0.1057 tonnes per person | 0.1322 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.169 tonnes per person | 0.1306 tonnes per person | 0.2049 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2108 tonnes per person | 0.2012 tonnes per person | 0.2152 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Milk production, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.2012 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2152 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0303 tonnes per person in 1983.
- How does Nicaragua rank for milk production, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 44th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.